| Literature DB >> 21577153 |
Iori Takigami1, Kazuichiro Ohnishi, Yoshiki Ito, Akihito Nagano, Hisashi Sumida, Kaori Tanaka, Katsuji Shimizu.
Abstract
The proximal femoral nail antirotation is a new generation of intramedullary device for the treatment of trochanteric femoral fractures, having a helical blade rather than a screw for suggested better purchase in osteoporotic bone. However, it is not free of complications. Few reports are available on postoperative perforation of the helical blade through the femoral head as a unique complication of proximal femoral nail antirotation. We report a 79-year-old woman with acetabular perforation after migration of the helical blade through the femoral head after an unstable trochanteric fracture, which was fixed with a proximal femoral nail antirotation.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 21577153 DOI: 10.1097/BOT.0b013e3181fae12e
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Orthop Trauma ISSN: 0890-5339 Impact factor: 2.512